MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — Inside a church just outside Naples, people known as femminielli gathered for La Juta, a centuries ...

The coming generation of Catholic parents are likely to look for a strong sense of Catholic identity in Catholic schools.

BALTIMORE -- The Rev. Maurice Blackwell was beloved by many of Baltimore's black Catholics for infusing the religion with African-American rituals, such as hanging kente cloths and having couples ...

The pope is a global icon whose influence extends beyond the Catholic Church's 1.4 billion members. Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct the first name of Frederic ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Pope Francis opened the first of five Holy Doors, signifying spiritual portals, on Christmas Eve ...

Officials in a village in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state detained for five days and then expelled a Protestant pastor for ...

A cloaked and timeless figure with a regal authority spanning centuries, the pope is a global icon whose appearances draw hundreds of thousands and whose influence as leader of the Catholic Church ...